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Welcoming the Newest Addition at Jenkinson's Aquarium
According to Jenkinson's Aquarium, they have announced a new addition to the aquarium.
According to Jenkinson's aquarium officials, Turbo, a 10-month-old Pacific harbor seal, has traveled east to live her life after being saved by the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California.
According to a representative for the Marine Mammal Center, Turbo was saved from a rough beach in Mill Valley, California, on April 15, 2023, when she was just two weeks old. Her mother had been taken from her.
She was receiving care at the center for a number of illnesses, such as several puncture wounds and starvation. The reason for the wounds eluded the veterinarians.
"Despite months of extensive and novel treatments administered by veterinary experts at the Center, they were unable to cure the infection in her right front flipper and amputated it last August," the spokesperson stated. According to him, she had a bacterial bone infection called osteomyelitis, and the amputation was required to preserve her life.
"This was a difficult but necessary decision because our experts knew although that this may mean that she would not have a good chance of surviving in the wild, she could still have a very good quality of life in managed care," added the spokesperson.
According to the
Marine Mammal Center, which consults with NOAA, specialists from the federal organization concluded that Turbo would fare best in a managed care setting.
Following a full recovery from surgery and a clean bill of health, Turbo was placed at Jenkinson's Aquarium, according to the California institution.
According to the spokeswoman, the Marine Mammal Center is the biggest marine mammal hospital in the world. Since the center's main objective is to release the animals back into the wild, less than 1% of the marine mammals who are rescued and cured there are placed in care that is supervised by aquariums or zoos.
"In this unique circumstance, it was the best outcome for Turbo’s quality of life, and we are thankful to
Jenkinson’s Aquarium team for giving her a forever home," the spokesperson for the center stated.
